Letter books 1894-1905; financial records 1889-1970; shareholding records 1908-1966; charts (10 year) of jute prices 1897-1970; scrapbooks 1894-1954; material relating to subsidiary companies (Dundee Dock Warehousing Company Limited) 1908-1962; miscellaneous 1882-1985.
D Pirie & Company Limited
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- ReferenceGB 254 MS 118
- Dates of Creation1882-1985
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description0.75 linear metres. The records are on paper.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1892 David Pirie joined the firm of Messrs John McNicoll & Co, Jute and Flax Merchants, Dundee, and became a partner in the firm in 1896. In March 1907 the firm's name was altered to Messrs McNicoll, Pirie & Co., and Pirie assumed managing control of the firm a few months later on the death of McNicoll. In 1912 the firm's name was altered to D Pirie & Co. The firm became a limited liability company with Pirie as the chairman in 1926, and in 1931 the firm was reconstituted as D Pirie & Co (1931) Ltd. David Pirie died in 1943.
Arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically within series.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The records were deposited by the University of Abertay in 1997 (AccM/350).
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Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges are made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply.
Custodial History
Unknown
Accruals
None expected.
Additional Information
The material is original.